Dallas police chief David Brown gushed over the Dallas Mavericks' parade on Thursday morning, and not just because of 200,000-plus people that showed up for the event. As he mentioned to WFAA's Rebecca Lopez, the crowds made it a 'first class' event.

“If I could write the headlines for this, 'First class,'" he told WFAA. "[It
was a] first class event, first class basketball team, first class
city."

After the riots that broke out in Vancouver following Game 7 of the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals, Brown had every reason to be nervous about hosting a parade with so many people. But as expected, Dallas Mavericks fans showed up to cheer their favorite players, and not get into trouble. Brown felt the fans and officers handling the parade did an excellent job.

“They did an outstanding job and I'm extremely proud of the officers involved," he said.

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